Lawyers leave courtrooms: 'Two minutes of silence in memory of our colleagues'

The Israel Bar Association has ordered two minutes of silence in memory of a lawyer murdered in Rishon LeZion. The suspect, a former client aged 23, turned himself in. The association condemned the violence and announced a coordinating body.

Lawyers are leaving courtrooms for two minutes of silence in memory of their colleague who was murdered in Rishon LeZion. The Israel Bar Association issued a harsh statement following the murder, in which a senior lawyer in his 50s was shot dead in his office near the Golden Mall. According to suspicion, he was killed by a former client he represented in tort law. The suspect, a 23-year-old resident of Ramla, turned himself in at the police station in the Lahish District after a police chase. The association condemned the violence, called the act "heinous" and expressed deep shock. It announced the establishment of a coordinating body in cooperation with other professional organizations, including doctors and teachers, to promote a systemic response to violence. The partner in the office is the one who found the victim shot in the head. The incident is shaking the profession and raising questions about the safety of lawyers in Israel.